The AAOT degree is designed for students planning to complete an associate degree before transferring into a bachelor’s degree program at one of Oregon’s public universities. Although the AAOT provides a good structure for many students, it is not ideal for every major. Students should work with their adviser, and their preferred transfer college, to pick the right classes.

Students who transfer after earning an AAOT will have junior status for registration and financial aid purposes. Junior standing in any major is not guaranteed by earning an AAOT. Those who need a second language at their transfer college should explore the ASLA degree.

MHCC majors that tend to work well with the AAOT include:

• Anthropology
• Education
• Geography
• Political Science
• Psychology
• Sociology
• Theatre Arts

See the MyMHCC portal for printable degree worksheets. 

Degree Requirements

Mathematics

One (1) course, 100-level or above:

Writing

Two (2) courses:

Oral Communication

One (1) course:

Health and Physical Education (HPE)

Three (3) credits in Physical Education (PE) and/or in Health Education (HE/HPE):

Three (3) credit hours of PE185 may be granted toward an Associate degree at MHCC for completion of military basic training. A copy of the DD214 form or a Joint Services Transcript is required.

Arts and Letters

Three (3) courses from at least two (2) disciplines:

Social Science

Four (4) courses from at least two (2) disciplines:

Cultural Literacy

One (1) course from Arts & Letters, Social Science, or elective that is designated as fulfilling cultural literacy:

Please note: Cultural Literacy is the only degree requirement that can be "double-dipped."

For example:

• MUS268 will fulfill the Cultural Literacy requirement, and count toward either Arts & Letters or Social Science.  
• COMM115 will fulfill the Cultural Literacy requirement, and count toward either Oral Communication or Arts & Letters.

Always check your official degree audit on MyMHCC to see how courses are counting toward your chosen degree's requirements. 

Science / Mathematics / Computer Science

Four (4) courses from at least two disciplines: Three (3) lab sciences, plus one (1) additional course which may be lab or non-lab.

Lab Sciences

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Students may receive credit toward credential completion for one of the GS105 course options.

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BI103 used to be taught as BI103A, 103B, 103C, etc. BI103B became BI132; BI103D became BI133. Students may receive credit toward credential completion for only one of the following: BI103, BI103A, BI103B, BI103C, BI103D, BI132, or BI133.

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Students may receive credit toward credential completion for one of the G148 options, either lab or non-lab but not both.

 Non-Lab Science/Math/Computer Sciences

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Students may receive credit toward credential completion for one of the G148 options, either lab or non-lab but not both.

Electives

Complete electives (100-level and higher) to reach a total of 90 degree credits. Up to 6 credits of PE185, 15 credits of IECC (200-level), 12 credits of career-technical courses (including WE280 cooperative internship courses) may be applied as elective credits to the AAOT. See the Course Information section for elective credit/course eligibility.

Transfer students may need a foreign language to fulfill university admission requirements. Those seeking a Bachelor of Arts degree must complete the second year of a language other than English (201/202/203 or equivalent) before graduating from a public Oregon university. Second-year language courses offered at MHCC include American Sign Language (ASL), Spanish, and Japanese.

To be awarded an AAOT degree, students must:

• Complete all requirements to total 90 applicable degree credits.
• Earn a grade of “C” or better in each course and have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 at the time the degree is awarded.
• Satisfactorily earn 12 credit hours at MHCC. Non-traditional credit (College Level Examination Program, Experience-Based Credit, Challenge, etc.) does not satisfy this requirement.

Please note: Courses may not be repeated for credit unless specified in the course description.

To check your official progress toward graduation, log on to MyMHCC and click “View My Degree Audit.”

Online option regularly offered

Cultural Literacy course